... old All these thousands of charming beings raised their voices together and competed with the birds in song, swaying up and down in charming lines, singing and laughing inthe cool shade They were ... refreshed The glade was their pleasure-ground; they wandered hither and thither hearkening each other's speech, and waking the song of the birds by their footsteps Then they turned them to where the ... together, and to the boding crows with three-fold note greeting the ruddy torch of the rising dawn; andinthe half light of the morning to hear the nightingale warbling inthe bushes, andthe swallow...
... of reducing unintended pregnancies and increasing male involvement and responsibility in family planning Depending on the degree of conservatism inthe community, classes can be held for the prospective ... addressed within the context in which they live This report looks at young people across the MENA region andthe challenges they face intheir transition to adulthood, specifically their sexual and reproductive ... countries inthe region with secular laws governing their family codes CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD Adopted in 1989, the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is a legally binding international...
... 114 117 Contents Reassessing the State’s Role in Industrial Land Markets The Low Access to Land in MENA Countries Sources of Inefficiencies in Land Markets Getting the Incentives Right in Enclaves ... policies and increased their openness to trade and private investment The reforms started inthe 1970s in countries such as the Arab Republic of Egypt and Tunisia, gained momentum inthe 1980s, and ... mainly been driven by the oil boom The recent drop in oil prices andtheir volatility is yet another reminder for these countries that the diversification of their economies remains a pressing...
... correspond to the characters actions inthe scene Mr Blonde starts talking to the cop, who still insists he knows nothing The lyrics to the song begin; keep in mind that I am suggesting that the words ... to the left of me, Jokers to the right Here I am stuckinthemiddle with you The words being sung tell us that the cop is wondering how he got into this situation, he knows something is up, and ... now he is stuckinthemiddle of this whole ordeal with the most cynical, evil, and hardest criminal of the bunch Mr Blonde Yes I'm stuckinthemiddle with you and I'm wondering what it is I...
... pulls all of the pieces together Primary Findings The main finding of this report is that the MENA region has made significant strides inthe education sector, having started inthe 1960s and 1970s ... countries inthe region, and significant underemployment in many others The Road Ahead Having succeeded in expanding their education systems to include most eligible children—both boys and girls the ... seen inthe developing world The main shortcoming of past efforts lies inthe weak link between the improvements inthe level, quality, and distribution of human capital and economic growth, income...
... planning contributes to maternal and infant health and survival by reducing the number of unplanned pregnancies Reducing the number of deliveries and increasing the time between births help save the ... Reproductive Health intheMiddle East and North Africa: 57 25 Aoyama, Reproductive Health intheMiddle East and North Africa: 57 26 Aoyama, Reproductive Health intheMiddle East and North Africa: ... important for identifying and treating childbirth-related injuries and illnesses, promoting breastfeeding, and counseling couples about appropriate family planning methods for spacing births Home visits...
... one in eight Women entrepreneurs are a minority everywhere But their share intheMiddle East and North Africa is far lower than inthe other middle- income regions of East Asia, Latin America and ... creating new firms and that affect firms currently operating, potentially preventing them from growing and achieving their potential Such barriers hurt businesses throughout the region, but in ... provided details about the frequency of black-outs and surges andthe revenue lost because of them The surprising finding is that the investment climate intheMiddle East and North Africa is much...
... intheMiddle East and Africa Introduction and key findings I n much of the Western world, smoking is in retreat After peaking inthe post-second world war era, tobacco consumption has been in ... most of these interviews We would also like to thank our sponsors andthe experts who participated inthe interviews for their time and valuable insight The views in this report are those of the ... much-needed financial lifelines from rich Western philanthropists “There is a change in mentality in our region Ministries of health are working with the WHO and other NGOs—bringing together all the people...
... grown in all of the fields during the two cropping seasons, and these fields are fallow during flooding periods Inthe winter - spring crop, soil often experienced puddling before rice sowing when ... the world in amounts of approximately two million tons per year One-fifth the pesticides applied were used in developing countries, 45% in Europe, 24% inthe USA andthe remaining in other countries ... plants and animals, including human beings Humans may be exposed to pesticides directly by breathing inthe chemicals while spraying or indirectly by drinking contaminated water or consuming foods...
... diagnosis and treatment On the other hand, the findings from this survey indicate that pastoral communities living in both of the study areas had basic awareness about the symptoms and treatment of PTB, ... hindered an in- depth analysis of the results Hence, the findings from the qualitative portion of the study might be considered preliminary Page 10 of 11 Conclusion Our findings indicate that the majority ... and interpretation DS participated in data analysis, interpretation and write-up GB involved in study design and critically revised the manuscript FA involved in study design, data analysis and...
... painful to see them curling inand out of our drawing-room chairs The true spirit which the Arts and Crafts is trying to inculcate was found in Florence when the great artists turned their attention ... candlesticks The more our leading artists realize the need of their attention inthe minor arts, the more nearly shall we attain to a genuine alliance between the arts andthe crafts To sum up the effect ... thrown up by the ants, when they are sleeping intheir holes inthe Summer; but if these animals wake, they pursue the Indians, and, though mounted on the swiftest camels, overtake and tear them to...
... Ireland, Portugal, and Spain have become more akin to corporate bonds Aretz and Pope (2011) highlight the importance of examining common factors in default risk during sample periods that include ... Figure We find that the level andthe slope factors, together, explain 98.7% and 98.2% of the total variation of the respective term structures (see Figure 2) 16 Both, the interest as well as the default ... similar to the results reported in Litterman and Scheinkman (1991) for US yield curves Based on the above results andthe fact that changes of interest and default risks are the main determinants...
... identifying U.S national interests inthe region andthe potential threats to those interests U.S INTERESTS INTHEMIDDLE EAST The United States has many vital and enduring interests intheMiddle ... for influence, arming their proxies and backing their causes Inthe 1990s, however, Russia, China, andthe major European powers limited their involvement, largely confining themselves to commercial ... cloak their actions Increases in popular input into decisionmaking andthe explosion of new and freer media are expanding the range of viewpoints that are considered while policy is being formulated...
... archaeologists inthe region, andin so doing hastened processes of change in unimagined and unintended ways A comparison of the accounts of two leading archaeologists dating from the close of each of these ... France, and, less often, Germany There were frictions, of course, especially with the French, who devoted themselves to expanding their cultural in uence intheMiddle East during the interwar ... one of their most important tasks the rewriting of history to convince their fellow citizens of the glorious achievements of their ancestors and thus to breathe pride and confidence into them If...
... wealthy countries inthe region are lacking intheir human capacity building but have funding; and four, low andmiddle income nations are lacking in financial resources despite having welleducated ... interaction among the faculty delivering the courses, andthe students have the opportunity to better appreciate the unifying themes and concepts lying behind the nominally distinct sciences Additionally, ... pursuing their research interests at institutions inthe US cutting-edge biomedical research This enterprise is attracting, retaining and developing research talent The College’s project is work in...
... wealthy countries inthe region are lacking intheir human capacity building but have funding; and four, low andmiddle income nations are lacking in financial resources despite having welleducated ... interaction among the faculty delivering the courses, andthe students have the opportunity to better appreciate the unifying themes and concepts lying behind the nominally distinct sciences Additionally, ... pursuing their research interests at institutions inthe US cutting-edge biomedical research This enterprise is attracting, retaining and developing research talent The College’s project is work in...
... 2.1(vii) and (iii) that there exists a point x Î E such that Jx = f0 By the definition of j, we obtain Qu and Cheng Fixed Point Theory and Applications 2011, 2011:17 http://www.fixedpointtheoryandapplications.com/content/2011/1/17 ... PR China 2College of Mathematics, Jilin Normal University, Siping, Jilin 136000, PR China Authors’ contributions All the authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The ... (2) in Lemma 2.3 reduce to the relating results of Lemmas 2.5 and 2.6 in [10], respectively Next we give an example to show that there exist the mapping A andthe bifunction f satisfying the...
... and issues incommon carp culture: mixing strains, inbreeding, and decline local fish Solutions: markers, improved breeding techniques, gene conservations and maintaining selective breeding programs ... chép Việt nam Mixing Inbreeding Decline local fish Improvement quality of common carp seeds Creating marker for common carp Gene conservation programs Maintaining selective breeding programs Protection ... culture in China Common carp cultured in Vietnam Rice and fish as mother and children Food Medicine utility spay for kitchen god ??? Common carp cultured in Vietnam cont Pond Rice field Rice field Integrated...
... development of the trees, linked to their age It is therefore of interest to know the variations occurring in mineral composition with the age of the trees or, preferably, with the age of their organs ... values obtained for the beech stands inthe Sierra de la Demanda The table also offers the values of nitrogen inthe thirty sampling zones; these range between 2.66 % and 2.05 % inthe leaf organs ... logical, the highest IR index was found at the beginning of autumn andthe lowest in spring Accordingly, the periods showing the highest percentages of N may be intimately correlated with those in...